IHOP reveals the ‘b’ in its new name, IHOb, stands for burgers

Eileen GuzmanJun 12, 2018

If you were looking for IHOP's Twitter account (as this reporter was), you'll find nothing but a ghostly image of the past, and you'll be redirected to the new IHOb account, as the company officially renamed itself Monday morning. The "B" in question, of course, was that at the end of world renowned pancake emporium IHOP'sannounced new moniker, IHOB.

A&W, Whataburger, Chili's and Denny's piled on with facetious name-changes and gibes about the new IHOB'sburgers.

"People know us for pancakes", IHOP chief marketing officer Brad Haley said at a burger tasting event last week at which the chain unveiled its specialty 100 percent black angus burgers to a small group of journalists. Breakfast, bacon, brunch and burgers were all tossed out as suggestions, and Monday brought an answer.

"The change in fact celebrates the debut of the brand's new Ultimate Steakburgers, a line-up of seven mouth-watering, all-natural burgers", the statement said, with Chef Nevielle Panthaky, Head of Culinary at IHOb, chiming in. The P for pancakes is leaving us forever. Among the burgers now available are Big Brunch, Cowboy BBQ, Mushroom Swiss, Jalapeno Kick and Mega Monster.

This letter swap is a promotion to show off the 60-year-old chain's new line of burgers and to emphasize the lunch and dinner options available at the iconic breakfast spot.

With the announcement came some pretty hilarious reactions on social media.

It's not yet clear when or if IHOP will change the signs at its restaurants, such as this one in Hialeah, Fla.

Meant to promote a new line of hamburgers as the restaurant chain tries to branch out from its breakfast niche, the switch is part of a marketing campaign and not an actual rebranding, company officials told CNN.

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